Safety/Code/Regulations Question

[Aaron Corleone]

Hello everyone!

I'm a new landlord and I'm having some questions about responsibilities of tenants vs. landlord. I know there are certain things I need to do before the tenant moves in (like smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, etc). But there are some things I'm wondering if I'm responsible for. Something like a porch light. Right now there is no porch light. Am I required by law/regulations to have a working porch light? Does anyone have a good place to read about all this stuff? Maybe a checklist of things I am responsible for? I've looked through PA landlord-tenant laws and can't find anything about porch lights. And the porch light thing just made me wonder what else I'm not doing that I should be.

Also, I know Section 8 has different requirements, but I'm not planning to rent to Section 8 tenants.

Thank you in advance. Look forward to being a part of this community.